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Strategies for … Removing Millions in Unnecessary Costs John Byrnes, MD Clinical Associate Professor MSU, College of Human Medicine Founder & Sr. Partner Byrnes Healthcare Group

How To Remove Millions in Unnecessary Healthcare Costs with Quality & Safety Tools

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Strategies for …

Removing Millions in Unnecessary Costs

John Byrnes, MD!!Clinical Associate Professor MSU, College of Human Medicine !!Founder & Sr. Partner!Byrnes Healthcare Group

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What’s Going On?

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Many Errors Go Unrecognized❖ Preventative Care!

❖ 26 of 29 nodes positive!❖ 2 lesions in the liver!

❖ Illeus diagnosed by nursing ☺!❖ TPN recommended by nursing ☺!❖ Couldn’t read doc writing!❖ Couldn’t read nursing notes!❖ Couldn’t read signatures!❖ White boards inconsistent!❖ Fuzz balls and ventilation screens!❖ No standard orders!❖ No care pathways!❖ Communication btwn caregivers poor!❖ Who’s the doc?!❖ Who’s the nurse today?

❖ Fractionated doc coverage!❖ 3 different nephrologists in 3 days!

❖ Fractionated nursing coverage!❖ Multiple reassignments during shift!

❖ 3 RN + 1 LPN !❖ 30 bed oncology unit on weekend!❖ JB helped put in NG, moving help!

❖ Calls for pain meds!❖ Often not answered for 30-45 min.!❖ Restarted PCA pump!

❖ Lasix drip – 7 hours later!❖ TPN – 24 hours later!❖ Pressure ulcers/skin breakdown!

❖ Day #4!❖ SCDs off for unknown period!

❖ Day #3 in ICU, assignment changed at 11 am!

❖ Two patient ID’s - infrequent

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My Mother My Grandfather My Father

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By our community, our friends, our families, and our patients

“Our obligation, to our patients, is one of the most sacred trusts given to us….”

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Findings supported by Classen and Leape. PAE: Preventable Adverse Events

440,000 Deaths per Year“PAEs account for “roughly

one-sixth of all deaths that

occur in the U.S. each year.”

Sources:))James,)J,)“New,)Evidence6Based)Estimate)

of)Patient)Harms)Associated)with)Hospital)Care,”)

Journal(of(Patient(Safety,)September)2013.H

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–The Advisory Board Company, Sept. 24, 2013

“Medical Errors May Be the Country’s Third Leading Cause of Death”

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Answer: High Reliability Organizations

A Culture of SAFETY

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C-Suite Leaders:

You Hold the Key

“The culture of a company, is the behavior of its leaders … You change the

culture of a company by changing the behavior of its leaders.”!

!Dick Brown

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Safety Culture

Ignites Hospital TurnaroundNo harm events in over 835 days!!Top 100 Hospital last three years in a row!!Before – mired in controversy and almost closed by the community

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ELIMINATE DEADLY MEDICAL ERRORS

Using 10 High Reliability Tools

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PROCESS IMPROVEMENTLean, Toyota, Six Sigma

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Lean QI Initiative - CV Service Line

Cardiac Cath Lab

Savings = $6.7 million!!! On time starts!! Throughput & room turnover!! Open and unused supplies ($3M)!! Preference card variation!! Non indicated add-on procedures!! Number of stents!! Appropriateness

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Medication Administration Process

125 Process Steps Before < 25 Steps After

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Disclaimer, AKA The Fine Print

All calculations performed by the Director of Decision Support, assorted financial analysts, and verified by a Chief Financial Officer.!

!No calculations performed by this doctor person.

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$68,000,000

Clinical QI Can Remove $MILLIONS in Unnecessary Costs

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IMPACT at One Hospital

Revenue!$32 Million

Savings!$36 Million

Total = $68 Million Hospital Margin $74 Million

Study  on  select  conditions  through  November,  2008;  Pediatrics,  ICUs,  Trauma  not  included.  

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$32 Million Revenue Impact

❖ ABC Health P4P Plan $ 4,274,211!

❖ XYZ P4P Plan 19,663,131!

❖ CMS Market Basket Update* 8,107,477!

❖ TOTAL $ 32,044,819

*Now  VBP  +  >50%  upside  

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Eliminating ComplicationsSaved $36 M

Study  on  select  conditions  through  November,  2008;  Pediatrics,  ICUs,  Trauma  not  included.  

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Average Costs of Common Complications

❖ Decubitus Ulcer! ! ! ! $28,272!

❖ Post-op Deep Wound Infection! $27,814!

❖ Clostridium Difficile Colitis!! $25,401!

❖ Sepsis! ! ! ! ! $23,451!

❖ Reopen Surgical Site! ! ! $19,442!

❖ Venous Thrombosis! ! ! $15,976!

❖ Pulmonary Embolism! ! ! $16,331!

❖ UTI!! ! ! ! ! $ 9,637Richard  Fuller,  Elizabeth  McCullough,  Mona  Bao,  Richard  Averill,  Estimating  the  Costs  of    

Potentially  Preventable  Hospital  Acquired  Complications,  Health  Care  Finance  Review,  Summer,  2009,  30:17-­‐‑32

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DVT $180,000

ARF $820,000

Abcess $75,000

Int. Obstruction $545,000

Acc. Op. Laceration $203,000

Resp. Failure $971,000

Wound Infection $260,000

TOTAL $3,054,000

Physician Leaders Save Money

A Quarter Time Physician Leader!

• Episode of Care: Colon Surgery!!

• 7 Preventable Complications

A small group of physician leaders can remove $ Millions in unnecessary costs

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Hospital Acquired Infection RatesAdult Critical Care - 2008 to 2009

MRSA, Acinetobacter, Pseud/Sten/Serratia, and C. diff Infections

0

5

10

15

20

Jan 08 - Dec 08 Jan 09 - Dec 09

Infection Rate per 1000 Pt. Days

42% Decrease 126 Fewer Patients

126 x $14,000 = $1.8 M

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Hospital Acquired Infection Rates - 2008 to 2009 A Children’s Hospital

HDVCH HA MRSA, VRE, ESBL/Amp C, C. diff, and RSV

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

Jan 08 - Dec 08 Jan 09 - Dec 09

Infection Rate per 1000 Pt. Days

46% Decrease 40 Fewer Patients

Combined Results!166 x $14,000 = $2.3 M

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Preventing Readmissions - Total Cost of Care

Hysterectomy! ! ! ! 6.7% to 3.8%! ! ! ! $ 42,000!

Hysterectomy CA! ! ! 4.5% to 10.6%! ! ! ! $ 153,000!

Lumbar fusion !! ! 5.4% to 4.2%! ! ! ! $ 830,000!

Peds Chemo ! ! ! 9.9% to 8.3%! ! ! ! $ 685,000!

AMI ! ! ! 12.7% to 8.3%! ! ! ! $2,085,000!

PCI ! ! ! 8.2% to 5.3%! ! ! ! $ 618,000!

EP Ablation !! ! 4.1% to 3.3%! ! ! ! $ 56,000! !

Cholecystectomy !! ! 6.9% to 3.9%! ! ! ! $ 50,000!

TOTAL!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! $4,519,000

Clinical QI Can Remove $MILLIONS in Unnecessary Costs

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Prevent Readmissions

Majority of Readmissions:!1. Didn’t fill prescriptions!2. Didn’t get timely follow-up!3. Care coordination

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Opportunity Analysis - 10 Years LaterClinical QI Can Remove $MILLIONS in Unnecessary Costs

$45,000,000 Remaining Opportunity

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–Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA President & CEO, HFMA

“Quality and Safety (and their related process improvements) is the next frontier of cost

management.”

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Opportunity Analysis

How Much Potential Savings (Waste)?❖ Small Multi-Hospital System!❖ Observed to Expected Complication Rate!❖ >2,000 Complications!❖ >$60,000,000

Clinical QI Can Remove $MILLIONS in Unnecessary Costs

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3 High-Impact Tools

Save LivesSave $!Make $

SAFETY - High-Reliability

Clinical QI Performance Improvement

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$68,000,000

$60,000,000

$45,000,000

$4,500,000

$66,800,000

$3,054,000

$2,300,000

$6,700,000

Summary of Savings:

$ MillionsOne hospital: cost + additional revenue!Small hospital system - complications!Opportunity after 10 years - one hospital!Readmissions prevented!Malpractice claim impact of HRO program!Colon Surgery - 7 Complications!Hospital Acquired Infections - one hospital!Cath Lab!TOTAL $256,354,000

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Everyday, Remember Why You’re There …They Entrust Us With Their Lives, Let’s Not Let Them Down !

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Improving Quality & Safety Together

Resource Page:

John Byrnes MD!Trainer, Consultant & Keynote Speaker!!Founder, Sr. Partner!Byrnes Healthcare Group!!Phone [email protected]!www.johnbyrnesmd.org